Japan - Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Japan was 2.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 28.53 in 1996, while its lowest value was 2.77 in 2020.

Definition: Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1996 28.53
1997 26.55
1998 25.54
1999 28.15
2000 26.95
2001 23.88
2002 23.96
2003 25.52
2004 27.95
2005 27.02
2006 19.01
2007 16.71
2008 15.59
2009 16.18
2010 16.95
2011 15.51
2012 15.11
2013 12.79
2014 10.03
2015 8.94
2016 9.96
2017 9.42
2018 9.93
2019 9.70
2020 2.77

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments